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Arsenal face a trip to Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Gunners have winning an impressive 16 games, and losing 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, with Arsenal inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Addicks in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Arsenal | 4 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 26 Oct | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 02 Mar | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Arsenal however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 12 goals, and let in 3.
Charlton Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 3 points from their 6 games thus far. Arsenal's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Charlton Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Arsenal | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |